Conflicting and competing claims over the actual and imagined use of land and seascapes are exacerbated on islands with high population density. The management of culture and heritage is particularly tested in island environments where space is finite and the population struggle…
This book addresses many of the factors affecting our energy use, including the availability and desirability of various fuels—especially the use of hydrogen. This edition covers new hydrogen developments in technology, oil supplies and new drilling techniques, latest informatio…
While the topic of sustainability in textile manufacture has been the subject of considerable research, much of this is limited to a focus on materials and practices and their ecological impact. Padovani and Whittaker offer a unique exploration of the textile industry in Europe …
The past 20 years have seen a major surge of interest in aeolian processes and environments, particularly due to concern about the effects of changes in global climate and sea-level on desert regions and coastal zones. Recent studies of aeolian deposits have made it possible to …
"The Triple Bottom Line"--Which delivers simultaneous social, financial and environmental benefits - is a rallying cry for business sustainability. This text examines the implications of the idea, showing what has already been achieved.
In this text leading experts examine the implications of the idea of the "triple bottom line"--The business strategy that delivers simultaneous financial, social and environmental benefits - showing what it has already achieved by stimulating change and bringing business to appr…
Information: what we are doing to our world -- Overfishing -- Removing forests -- Disrupting the ocean-atmosphere engine -- The perilous future for coral reefs -- Understanding: why we don't comprehend the scale of our problem -- The problem of shifting baselines -- Our unrealis…
As the world's demand for food from aquatic environments continues to increase, the importance of performing aquaculture in an environmentally responsible manner also increases. The aim of this important and thought-provoking book is to stimulate discussion among aquaculture's m…
This text defines how ecological principles are applied to aquaculture, covers methods for sustainable hatcheries, and gives the context of aquaculture, reviewing important species that feed low on the aquatic food web or on-farm resources.
Geomorphology has now reached a certain level where the methodology, scientific content and results being published in the field make it worthy of being considered as a major environmental research area. PIn preparing ITEnvironmental Geomorphology/IT, the author has given priori…